OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Supportive Care in Cancer is 33. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Reply to: “Dyadic effects of social support, illness uncertainty on anxiety and depression among lung cancer patients and their caregivers: a cross-sectional study”	109
Psychological interventions for patients living with prostate cancer	84
Virtual acupressure for symptom management in cancer populations during COVID-19: a retrospective analysis	64
Letter to the editor referencing Effect of inspiratory muscle training associated or not to physical rehabilitation in preoperative anatomic pulmonary resection: a systemic review and meta-analysis	60
Trajectories of adjustment disorder symptoms in post-treatment breast cancer survivors	58
The quality of palliative sedation in end-stage disease: audit from a department of oncology and haematology	57
Socioeconomic inequality of health-related quality of life in cancer survivors in South Korea	56
Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) training: the efficacy on fatigue and sleep quality of Iranian female patients with cancer	54
Topical use of chicory root extract gel on the incidence and severity of radiodermatitis in breast cancer patients: a randomized controled trial	54
Afebrile chemotherapy-induced neutropenia: an international survey spots oncologists’ routine clinical practice versus the standard of care and the impact of COVID-19	51
Efficacy of a support intervention designed to improve parents’ communication with children dealing with parental cancer: a randomized pilot trial	50
Comment “Effectiveness of e-health interventions for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-analysis”	48
Health-related quality of life and supportive care needs in young adult cancer survivors—a longitudinal population-based study	48
Effectiveness of care transition strategies for colorectal cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	46
Evaluating the relationship between physical activity and quality of life in a racially diverse sample of breast cancer survivors	45
Evaluation of clinical trials addressing supportive care measures for management of acute and chronic radiation toxicities	43
Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer-related distress among thoracic oncology patients at a rural cancer center	43
Evaluating racial disparities in cancer patient-provider communication about cannabis in a state without a legal cannabis marketplace	43
The effect of healthcare professional-implemented interventions on adherence to oral targeted therapy in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	42
Differences in severity of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting between neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer: analysis of data from two prospective observational st	40
Palliative care physicians’ recognition of patients after immune checkpoint inhibitors and immune-related adverse events	39
Fear of prognosis? How anxiety, coping, and expected burden impact the decision to have cytogenetic assessment in uveal melanoma patients	39
Exercise in preventing falls for men with prostate cancer: a modelled cost-utility analysis	39
Reply to K. Kajiwara et al. concerning “Caregiver bereavement outcomes in advanced cancer: associations with quality of death and patient age”	38
Reduced dose folinic acid rescue after rapid high-dose methotrexate clearance is not associated with increased toxicity in a pediatric cohort	38

Measuring symptoms and toxicities: a 35-year experience	37
Nationwide survey on family caregiver-perceived experiences of patients with cancer of unknown primary site	37
Implementation and evaluation of a nurse-allied health clinic for patients after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation	37
Improvement of pain management in a comprehensive cancer center: a comparison of two cross-sectional studies 8 years apart	36
Views and experiences of palliative care clinicians in addressing genetics with individuals and families: a qualitative study	35
Benefits of Chinese family caregivers of patients with urostomy: a qualitative study	34
Methodological considerations in association between malnutrition and anxiety in cancer patients—a retrospective study	33
Relationship between family support, serum lipid knowledge and quality of life in Chinese breast cancer women with adjuvant endocrine therapy	33